Fort Worth Weekly
Portrait of a True Crime Character
Rachel Trlica, Renee Wilson, and Julie Ann Mosley disappeared almost 46 years ago. Rachel’s brother, Rusty, hasn’t stopped looking for them, and he’s become the central character in a tragic mystery.
By JONNY AUPING
istock
The Swiss Pastry Shop is a longtime Fort Worth establishment, the kind of place with wood floors, bingo hall chairs, and black forest cake staring at you from behind a glass. It had recently celebrated its 40th anniversary when Rusty Arnold suggested I meet him and Richard Wilson there in December of 2016 to talk about Rusty’s sister, Rachel, and Richard’s daughter, Renee. The last time anyone saw either girl was two years before the diner served its first meal.